Coming Events

TELL CITY – The Tell City VFW will hold a dinner every Tuesday in October, starting Oct. 9, and serving from 3 to 7 p.m. Meals will cost $5.50 and include pulled pork sandwich with choice of mild, hot or regular barbecue sauce with baked beans, potato salad, and a side of onion and pickle.

BRISTOW – Bristow’s 29th Octoberfest will be on Sunday, Oct. 14. The event will also include street rod, antique, classic car and truck shows. Registration for the automobile show is at 8 a.m. Street rod inspections, door prizes, dash plaques and over 80 awards will be presented.

The event is located at Bristow Community Center, 20569 Huffman Road, Bristow.

ST. MEINRAD – Saint Meinrad Archabbey Library Gallery is hosting an exhibit by Kentucky artist Leslie Nichols. The show will run today through Nov. 15.

In this exhibit of portraits called “Textual Portraits,” Nichols is interested in visualizing the historical context of women’s lives and conveying a sense of social heritage. She uses found and original text relevant to the individual portrayed to create the image.

TELL CITY – A pork chop dinner and benefit auction will be held at the Perry County 4-H Fairgrounds on Saturday, Nov. 10, with the dinner starting at 5 p.m. and auction at 5:30. Cost is $9 for pork chop dinner, and includes sides and drink. Meals tickets must be purchased in advance by Oct. 29 by contacting (812) 547-7084.

Auction items will include Disney World tickets, a decorative clock, shovels and rakes, gloves, gift certificates and more. Visit www.facebook.com/perrycounty4hfair/ for more items.

TELL CITY – Twilight Towers will be having a Biscuits & Gravy Breakfast Fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 20, in the dining room at 1648 10th St., Tell City, starting at 7 a.m. until finished. A full order will be $3.50 including drink; a half order will be $2 including drink. There also will be a Bake Sale & Quilt Fundraiser. Quilt tickets are $1 a piece or six for $5. It is open to the public.

October arrives next week and with it, plans for this year’s Hoosier Heritage Fall Tour. Activities are planned during October in several communities, including a bicentennial celebration in Rome on Oct. 6-7. Other events include Cannelton’s Oct. 13 Heritage Festival and the yearly car show in Bristow on Oct. 14.

TELL CITY – The Hoosier National Forest is offering several public events in October. Visit forest staff in action as they work to create early successional habitat for wildlife and pollinators in the Managing for Wildlife program.